家老

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (家老)		家	老
simp. #(家老)		家	老
anagram		老家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiālǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ lou⁵

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiālǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jialǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-lao³
    • Yale: jyā-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jialao
    • Palladius: цзялао (czjalao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ lou⁵
    • Yale: gā lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Noun

家老

1. senior in one's household

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	老
か Grade: 2	ろう Grade: 4
kan'on

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

家(か)老(ろう) • (karō) 

1. (history) a major retainer or vassal of a samurai clan

See also

• 東(あずま)家(が)老(ろう), 吾(あ)妻(ずま)家(が)老(ろう) (azumagarō)
• 江(え)戸(ど)家(が)老(ろう) (Edogarō)
• 奥(おく)家(が)老(ろう) (okugarō)
• 表(おもて)家(が)老(ろう) (omotegarō)
• 国(くに)家(が)老(ろう) (kunigarō)
• 出(しゅっ)頭(とう)家(が)老(ろう) (shuttōgarō)
• 城(じょう)代(だい)家(が)老(ろう) (jōdaigarō)
• 付(つけ)家(が)老(ろう) (tsukegarō)